You will see countless instances of vehicles shunted well across a pedestrianised pathway, often causing problems for those trying to get past.

But what is the current law on this issue and why isn’t more being done about it at present?

What is the law?

Well it is a bit sketchy at the moment and differs in different parts of the country, as the Liverpool Echo reports.

In London it is simple - you can’t do it.

The Highway Code states: "You must not park partially or wholly on the pavement in London and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it."

But the ‘should not’ relating to everywhere else - such as Cambridge - means that while you are not supposed to do it, you are not necessarily going to be punished for doing so.

But Cambridge police do say that parking on the pavement is illegal "as the vehicle is causing an obstruction and you are liable to be issued with a fixed penality notice".

All very confusing.

Interestingly, driving on a pathway is illegal under the Highway Code - but despite the fact that a vehicle will have had to drive on a pathway in order to park on it, it is unlikely that a prosecution would work without witnesses.